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Dollars and sense : how we misthink money and how to spend smarter / Dan Ariely and Jeff Kreisler ; with illustrations by Matt Trower.

Ariely, Dan, (author.). Kreisler, Jeff, (author.). Trower, Matt R., ‡eillustrator. (Added Author).

Summary:

Shares anecdotal insight into the illogical influences behind poor financial decisions and how to outmaneuver them, covering topics ranging from credit-card debt and household budgeting to holiday spending and real estate sales.

Record details

ISBN: 006265120X
ISBN: 9780062651204
Physical Description: xii, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-268) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part I. What is money? -- Don't bet on it -- Opportunity knocks -- A value proposition -- Part II. How we assess value in ways that have little to do with value -- We forget that everything is relative -- We compartmentalize -- We avoid pain -- We trust ourselves -- We overvalue what we have -- We worry about fairness and effort -- We believe in the magic of language and rituals -- We overvalue expectations -- We lose control -- We overemphasize money -- Part III. Now what? Building on the shoulders of flawed thinking -- Put your money where your mind is -- Free advice -- Control yourself -- It's us against them -- Stop and think.